The 3D Elevation Data Program is a Game-Changer
For decades, engineers have relied on a patchwork of data consisting of field surveys, orthographic photos, and other sources to piece together baseline topographic data
Experiments in Flood Risk Assessment
As cities grapple with flood preparedness, a strategy known as “stochastic storm transposition” (SST) is increasingly viewed as a tool useful for flood risk assessment.
Findings from the World Meteorological Organization’s newly released Global Climate Report (2025)
If only the most alarming trends we are witnessing lately—warming oceans, heat waves in the Arctic and record high temperatures elsewhere—could be credited to normal
The Evolution of Civil Engineering
How BIM is Reshaping the Future Civil engineering, the backbone of infrastructure development and architectural innovation, is undergoing a monumental transformation. At the heart of
Alexander von Humboldt and Building a Better Bridge
Photo By Joseph Karl Stieler – [1], Public Domain, Link Today’s scientists, engineers and resource managers know that a project’s success depends on a variety
Before LiDAR: Early Aerial Mapmaking
The first maps on record that took advantage of an aerial perspective were sketched from the deck of a hot air balloon under the auspices
LiDAR Makes Waves in Engineering
Out with human surveying teams slogging across a project site to map a floodplain and in with slick UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle or drone) performing
Bridge Construction on the Fly?
Back in early July I posted a short commentary on the state of highways and bridges in the U.S. The American Society of Civil Engineer’s (ASCE) comprehensive 2013
The Unhappy State of Bridges and Highways in the U.S.
Photo By Achim Hering – Own work, CC BY 3.0, Link An interesting article ran in ASCE’s (American Society of Civil Engineers) Journal of Leadership and Management in
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